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U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity

Release Date:  September 26, 2025   |   Next Release Date: September 2026

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The U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity report contains data for U.S. fuel ethanol plants, as of January 1, 2025.

Detailed annual production capacity by plant is available in XLSX.

U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity as of January 1, 2025
PAD District Number of Plants Production Capacity
(MMgal/yr) (Mb/d)
PADD 1 2 190 12
PADD 2 177 17,463 1,139
PADD 3 4 430 28
PADD 4 4 226 15
PADD 5 4 168 11
U.S. Total 191 18,477 1,205

Fuel Ethanol Production Capacity measures estimated gallons of fuel alcohol that a plant is capable of producing over a period of one year (365 consecutive days) starting on the first day of each report month.

Note:  Total may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

Data source: Form EIA-819, Monthly Biofuels, Fuel Oxygenates, Isooctane, and Isooctene Report.
State Plants Annual capacity
(million gallons per year)
California 3 128
Colorado 3 166
Idaho 1 60
Illinois 14 1,924
Indiana 15 1,495
Iowa 42 5,039
Kansas 12 642
Kentucky 2 55
Michigan 4 346
Minnesota 18 1,457
Missouri 6 338
Nebraska 24 2,404
New York 1 62
North Dakota 5 548
Ohio 7 770
Oregon 1 40
Pennsylvania 1 128
South Dakota 16 1,517
Tennessee 3 249
Texas 4 430
Wisconsin 9 681
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